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Melbourne icons Kate Ceberano and Paul Grabowsky will perform together at Melbourne’s iconic Hamer Hall in September.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, contemporary, jazz, Kate Ceberano, Paul Grabowsky, pop

Michael Buble To Tour Australia in 2020

Michael Buble will return to Australia for a national tour for Paul Dainty in 2020.

Tagged as: 00s, Canada, contemporary, jazz, Michael Buble, pop

Sting and Stewart Copeland get together for BBC Documentary

Stewart Copeland has reteamed with his The Police bandmate Sting for a new BBC documentary all about their love of music.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, jazz, rock, Stewart Copeland, Sting, The Police, UK

Renee Zellwegger to release Judy Garland covers album

Renee Zellweger is making her full solo album debut with a collection of Judy Garland songs she recorded for her new movie about The Wizard of Oz star.

Tagged as: Actor, contemporary, jazz, Renee Zellweger, USA

Steely Dan to Perform Five Shows featuring a Complete Different Album Each Night

Donald Fagen as the sole remaining member of Steely Dan will perform five Steely Dan / solo albums over five nights in Boston in October.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Donald Fagen, jazz, rock, Steely Dan, USA

Rolling Stones backing singer Bernard Fowler to release Stones Tribute Album

Bernard Fowler, the backing singer for the Rolling Stones for the past 31 years, will release an album of “Rolling Stones deep cuts”.

Tagged as: 80s, Bernard Fowler, jazz, rock, Rolling Stones, USA

Melbourne International Jazz Festival Program 2019

by Announcement

The 2019 Melbourne International Jazz Festival (MIJF) returns for its twenty-second year.

Tagged as: Australia, Herbie Hancock, jazz, Melbourne International Jazz Festival

Kate Ceberano and Paul Grabowsky Commit 20 Years of Friendship with Tryst

20-years ago Kate Ceberano and Paul Grabowsky performed a one-off show in Melbourne for Valentine’s Day. That show at The Continental sent them on parallel journeys. In 2019 they finally connect for the album ‘Tryst’ and a set of songs that have influenced both Paul and Kate over the decades.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, jazz, Kate Ceberano, Paul Grabowsky

Ruth Picker reinvents music business model with The Song Tailors

Melbourne based Ruth Picker has a dual life. By day she is a mild-mannered auditor for a great metropolitan accounting firm, by night songwriter for her labour of love The Song Tailors.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, James Kempster, jazz, Milla de Villers, Nathan Lay, Ruth Picker, The Song Tailors, The Ten Tenors

Lisa Fischer to perform during Melbourne International Jazz Festival

The incredible voice of Lisa Fischer has been added to the Melbourne International Jazz Festival for 2019.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, jazz, Lisa Fischer, Melbourne International Jazz Festival, The Rolling Stones, USA

Kenny G to record with Kanye W

Kenny G is hoping his last minute Valentine’s Day booking at Kanye West’s home leads to a collaboration with the rapper.

Tagged as: 00s, jazz, Kanye West, Kenny G, rap, USA

Herbie Hancock to headline Melbourne International Jazz Festival

by Noise11.com

Melbourne International Jazz Festival has signed jazz legend Herbie Hancock to headline the 2019 festival.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Herbie Hancock, jazz, Melbourne International Jazz Festival, USA

The Manhattan Transfer’s Janis Siegal Recalls The Time They Pissed Off The Beach Boys

Janis Siegal of The Manhattan Transfer has a very funny story about the time her band pissed off The Beach Boys. The Beach Boys were nominated for a Pop Grammy but The Manhattan Transfer won.

Tagged as: 70s, jazz, pop, swing, The Manhattan Transfer, USA

Jazz legend James Ingram Dies at Age 66

Jazz great James Ingram has lost his battle with brain cancer at the age of 66.

Tagged as: 80s, James Ingram, jazz, USA

Manhattan Transfer to open Bermuda Festival before playing Australia

Manhattan Transfer will play their first show of 2019 in Bermuda for the Bermuda Festival before some US dates and then head to Australia.

Tagged as: 70s, Abstract Entertainment, Australia, jazz, Manhattan Transfer, USA

Loretta Miller and Her Boyfriends to replace Alma Zygier at MEMO Music Hall for Summer Sounds of St Kilda

Loretta Miller of The Dusty Millers will replace Alma Zygier at MEMO Music Hall on January 19.

Tagged as: Alma Zygier, Australia, jazz, Loretta Miller, Memo Music Hall, Summer Sounds of St Kilda, The Dusty Millers

Joe Creighton promises special guests at The Music of Van Morrison Christmas show at Memo Music Hall

Joe Creighton will be performing his ‘Into the Mystic – The Music of Van Morrison’ show at Memo Music Hall on 15 December and expect some special guests along for the show.

Tagged as: Australia, folk, jazz, Joe Creighton, Memo Music Hall, rock, Van Morrison

k.d. lang celebrates 25 years of Ingénue with release of San Antonio show

k.d. lang celebrated the 25th anniversary of her breakthrough album ‘Ingénue’ with a world tour performing the album from start to finish. The San Antonio show will be released on DVD and Blu-ray.

Tagged as: 90s, Canada, contemporary, jazz, k.d. lang, kd lang

Michael Bublé “doesn’t give a shit” about no 1 album

Singer Michael Buble isn’t jumping for joy after reaching the top of the U.K. album charts with his first record since overcoming family tragedy.

Tagged as: 00s, Canada, jazz, Michael Buble, pop

UK Charts: Michael Buble ‘Love’ is the no 1 album

The British public have fallen head over heels for Michael Bublé this week as his new album, Love, goes straight in at Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart.

Tagged as: 00s, Canada, jazz, Michael Buble, pop

Katie Noonan’s Elixir reveals Gratitude & Grief tour dates

Katie Noonan, together with Zac Hurren and with the occasional addition of Michael Leunig, will head out around Australia for the Gratitude & Grief tour starting in Adelaide in February.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, Elixir, jazz, Katie Noonan, Michael Leunig, Zac Hurren

Norah Jones to play first Australian shows in 16 years

Norah Jones will head back to Australia in 2019 for shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Hobart as well as an appearance at Bluesfest.

Tagged as: 00s, bluesfest, Frontier Touring, jazz, Norah Jones, pop, USA

Jeff Goldblum The Capitol Studios Sessions

Good Lawdy Jeff Goldblum Has Made A Jazz Record

Jeff Goldblum, yes that one, has made a jazz record.

Tagged as: 10s, jazz, Jeff Goldblum, USA

Michael Buble image by Ros O'Gorman Noise11 photo

Michael Buble Quitting Music Was #FakeNews

Michael Bublé is not quitting music despite what you may have read in the newspapers yesterday.

Tagged as: 00s, Canada, jazz, Michael Buble, pop

Nigel Kennedy To Tour Australia January February 2019

Violinist Nigel Kennedy will return to Australia in 2019 to perform the music of Bach, Gershwin and his good self.

Tagged as: 80s, classical, jazz, Nigel Kennedy, UK

Amy Winehouse To Tour As A Hologram

Plans are underway for an Amy Winehouse hologram tour.

Tagged as: 00s, Amy Winehouse, jazz, pop, UK

Van Morrison To Release Fifth Album In Two Years

Van Morrison has been on a creative roll in the past two years. He is about to release ‘The Prophet Speaks’, his fifth album since 30 September 2016.

Tagged as: 60s, Ireland, jazz, Van Morrison

Jon Batiste Releases His Major Label Debut ‘Hollywood Africans’

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert musical director Jon Batiste has made his major label debut with his new album ‘Hollywood Africans’.

Tagged as: 10s, jazz, Jon Batiste, Stephen Colbert, T-Bone Burnett, USA

Norah Jones Has Made A Record With Jeff Tweedy

Norah Jones has teamed up with Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy for her new song ‘A Song With No Name’.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Americana, jazz, Jeff Tweedy, Norah Jones, pop, USA, Wilco

The Black Sorrows Cover Bob Dylan Ahead Of 19th album ‘Citizen John’

The Black Sorrows have covered Bob Dylan’s ‘Silvio’ ahead of the 2019 release of their 19th album ‘Citizen John’. (It is also Joe Camilleri’s 49th album).

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, blues, jazz, Joe Camilleri, Michael Gudinski, Mushroom Records, rock, root, The Black Sorrows, Warren Costello